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Friendship (2008 Film)
''Friendship'' ( th, เฟรนด์ชิพ เธอกับฉัน) (also known as Friendship You and Me) is a 2008 Thai romantic drama film directed by Chatchai Naksuriya, starring Mario Maurer and Apinya Sakuljaroensuk (known for ''Ploy'') . The film, set in 1972 and 1987 , explores Singha and Mituna's love for each other; it opens in the present, before returning to their high-school days. Plot Singha (Mario Maurer) receives a call from Jack, a high-school friend who sets up a reunion for their class. When they meet, they have a conversation which turns to Singha's last year of high school (when he met his first and only love, Mituna (Apinya Sakuljaroensuk). At first, Singha and his friends mock Mituna for being quiet. He becomes friends with Lam, who helps him survive Kong (who tries to kill him) and becomes close to Singha's group. Singha ridicules Mituna when they become dance partners, but Mituna had fought back on the bus after she was ridiculed for helping a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Maurer
is a character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creation. Depicted as a short, pudgy, Italian plumber who resides in the Mushroom Kingdom, his adventures generally center on rescuing Princess Peach from the Koopa villain Bowser. Mario has access to a variety of power-ups that give him different abilities. Mario's fraternal twin brother is Luigi. Mario first appeared as the player character of ''Donkey Kong'' (1981), a platform game. Miyamoto wanted to use Popeye as the protagonist, but when he could not achieve the licensing rights, he created Mario instead. Miyamoto expected the character to be unpopular and planned to use him for cameo appearances; originally called "Mr. Video", he was renamed to Mario after Mario Segale. Mario's clothing and characteristics were themed after the setting o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apinya Sakuljaroensuk
Apinya Sakuljaroensuk ( th, อภิญญา สกุลเจริญสุข) is a Thai actress born on 27 May 1990. Apinya, also known as Saipan is one of the top Thai teen stars – she is an actress, product endorser, TV host and CM presenter. She graduated in a bachelor of Communication Arts from Rangsit University Career She debuted as a riot girl in the movie " Ploy", directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang. The movie premiered at the International Film Festival in Cannes in 2007. For the same movie Apinya received awards as the best supporting actress from Suphannahong National Film Awards and Asian Film Awards. Her unique character made her became overnight star. After “Ploy,” Saiparn played in many movies. In the year 2008 she starred in the horror movie “4bia”. She acted with teen actor Mario Maurer in the romance/drama “Friendship” – and co-starred in the classic comedy sequel “Boonchoo 9.” In Detlev Bucks movie Same Same But Different she acted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romance Film
Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey through dating, courtship or marriage is featured. These films make the search for romantic love the main plot focus. Occasionally, romance lovers face obstacles such as finances, physical illness, various forms of discrimination, psychological restraints or family resistance. As in all quite strong, deep and close romantic relationships, the tensions of day-to-day life, temptations (of infidelity), and differences in compatibility enter into the plots of romantic films. Romantic films often explore the essential themes of love at first sight young and mature love, unrequited love, obsession, sentimental love, spiritual love, forbidden love, platonic love, sexual and passionate love, sacrificial love, explosive and destructive love, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ploy (film)
''Ploy'' ( th, พลอย) is a 2007 Thai film written and directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang. The film premiered during the Directors' Fortnight at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. The drama film stars Thai actress Lalita Panyopas in a story of a middle-aged married couple who question their relationship after seven years. Ananda Everingham is featured in a supporting role as a bartender. The film contained sex scenes that were shown at Cannes, but due to censorship concerns had to be re-edited by the director so the film could be shown in cinemas in Thailand when it opened there on June 7, 2007. (Bangkok Post articles are archived after seven days for subscribers only) The uncensored version of the film was shown in Thailand at the 2007 Bangkok International Film Festival. Plot The death of a relative brings a Thai-American couple, Wit and Dang, back to Bangkok for the first time in many years. Arriving at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport at around 5 a.m., they check into a hotel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanawat Chantaralawan
Kanawat Chantaralawan ( th, คณวัฒน์ จันทรลาวัณย์; nickname: Egg; born: June 5, 1989 in Bangkok), popularly known as Dr. Egg (หมอเอ้ก), is a Thai politician, businessman and ophthalmologist. He is of Thai-Chinese and Malaysian descent. Chantaralawan graduated first class honor from the 63rd class of the Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and has worked as a physician at Queen Savang Vadhana Memorial Hospital, Si Racha, Chonburi for a period of time. Then, he is awarded a Prince Mahidol Scholar, youth program to work as a research fellow at Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, the US. When he came back to Thailand to pursue specialty training, he chose to practice ophthalmology at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital under Thai Red Cross Society. After that, he received a scholarship from Oxford University - Oxford Thai Foundation to further study in public policy at Blavatnik School of G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jetrin Wattanasin
Jetrin Wattanasin ( th, เจตริน วรรธนะสิน; ) or J Jetrin, is a Thai pop musician and actor who got his first major break in the music business when he secured heavy promotion by the Thai entertainment company, GMM Grammy. Since 1991, he has produced numerous commercially successful music albums, and continues to tour internationally in support of his most recent recordings. Upon the conclusion of his current United States tour, entitled "The Return of J Jetrin," he will have completed the most extensive tour of the United States by any Thai recording artist, with dates scheduled in 12 US cities, spanning from Hawaii to the East Coast. Music career In 1991, Jetrin released his debut solo album ''Jor-Ae-Bor'', emerging from the shadow of his already famous singer brother Jirayuth "Joe" Wattanasin. After his seventh release ''7th Heaven'', in November 2007, Jetrin performed over 60 performances around Thailand, concluding with a show entitled "Radioac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Films
The year 2008 involved many major film events. ''The Dark Knight'' was the year's highest-grossing film, while ''Slumdog Millionaire'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture (out of eight Academy Awards). Evaluation of the year 2008 has been widely considered to be a very significant year for cinema. The entertainment agency website IGN described 2008 as "one of the biggest years ever for movies." It stated, "2008 was the year when the comic book movie genre not only hits its zenith, but also gained critical respectability thanks to ''The Dark Knight''. Animated films also proved a huge draw for filmgoers, with Pixar's ''WALL-E'' becoming not only the highest grossing toon but also the most lauded. Things got off on the right foot with the monster movie madness of ''Cloverfield''. Marvel got down to business laying the groundwork for their superhero team-up ''The Avengers'' with the blockbuster hit ''Iron Man'' and their respectable attempt at rebooting ''The Incredible Hulk''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Set In 1972
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Set In 1987
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photography, photographing actual scenes with a movie camera, motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of computer-generated imagery, CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still imag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thai Teen Films
Thai or THAI may refer to: * Of or from Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia ** Thai people, the dominant ethnic group of Thailand ** Thai language, a Tai-Kadai language spoken mainly in and around Thailand *** Thai script *** Thai (Unicode block) People with the name * Thai (surname), a Vietnamese version of Cai, including a list of people with the name * Thai Lee (born 1958), an American businesswoman * Thai Nguyen, US-based Vietnamese fashion designer and television personality Other uses * Thai (cannabis), a name for the drug * Thai Airways, the national airline of Thailand * Thai cat, a breed of cat * Thai, a month in the Tamil calendar * Toe to Heel Air Injection (THAI), a method of extracting oil from oil sands See also * * Dai (other) * Tai (other) * Tay (other) * Thais (other) * Thay (other) * Tie (other) * Siam (other) * Tai peoples or Thai peoples, the ethnic groups of southern China and Southeast As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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